Corporate.

Paul heads up the Gateley Private Equity group and has over 25 years of corporate transactional experience. 

He leads a variety of M&A deals, specialising in private equity transactions, such as management buy-out/buy-in and development capital investments, as well as advising on mergers and acquisitions, disposals and joint ventures.

Paul also advises on fund formation and constitution for a range of private and institutional investors and limited partners both in the UK and offshore, advising fund managers and limited partners in those structures.

Trained: Watson Burton, Newcastle upon Tyne; qualified 1994; DLA Piper 1996-2006 (partner, corporate group 2000-06); Halliwells LLP (partner group) 2006-10; Gateley partner 2010 to date.

French.

The Law Society.

Newcastle Royal Grammar School; University of Liverpool (1990 2:1 LLB); College of Law, York (1991 LSF).

Paul’s interests include football (Newcastle United), rugby, golf and skiing.